prove out

verb

proved out; proved out or proven out; proving out; proves out

intransitive verb

: to turn out to be satisfactory or as expected

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In October, SpaceX caught the Super Heavy booster with mechanical arms at the launch pad for the first time, proving out the company's audacious approach to recovering and reusing the rocket. Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025 India continues to prove out the abilities of its increasingly robust space program. Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025 Eva Yerkes, executive vice president of planning and allocation at Alo, said Invent has already proven out its value. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 Jan. 2025 Northern European countries have decades of experience, and several firms in the Pacific Northwest, especially MGA and Lever Architecture, have proved out the concept in project after project. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for prove out 

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of prove out was in 1941

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“Prove out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prove%20out. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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